Virtue Patience

That one victory came at Lingfield Park on 28 March 2025, and it remains the high point of a career that has since gone quiet. Virtue Patience has not won in the six races since, with recent finishing positions of 7th, 4th, 6th, 3rd, 5th, and 6th suggesting a horse that occasionally threatens without delivering. The third place is encouraging — it shows the ability is still in there somewhere — but the wins have dried up, and that Lingfield success now sits 14 months in the past.

The horse typically competes at Class 5, which is the entry-level tier of British racing, and has won 1 of its 6 races at that level — roughly 1 in 6. That is actually a reasonable return for that grade, and it is worth noting that Class 5 is where horses of this ability belong for now. Breaking through consistently at any level takes more than raw talent; it takes timing, conditions, and a bit of luck. Robert Havlin has ridden Virtue Patience five times and is the go-to jockey, winning once together — that is 1 in every 5 rides, a better ratio than the overall career record suggests. When Havlin is in the saddle, things tend to go a little more right.

Trained by Amanda Perrett at her yard in Pulborough, West Sussex, Virtue Patience is part of a team that has already sent out five winners this season — so the yard is in form even if this particular horse is waiting for its moment. Perrett is a patient, thorough trainer by reputation, and the name of this horse might almost have been chosen deliberately. Virtue Patience raced just yesterday, so it is very much active and looking for a second chapter to its story. Whether that comes soon depends on finding the right race at the right time — but on the evidence of Lingfield last spring, the ability to win is definitely in there somewhere.